Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley

American judge (born 1944)

Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley (born January 17, 1944) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia .

Education and career

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Keely was born in Brooklyn . She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1965, a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1977, and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1980. She was in private practice in Clarksburg , West Virginia from 1980 to 1992, and was an adjunct professor of law at the West Virginia University College of Law from 1990 to 1991.

Federal judicial service

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On April 1, 1992, Keeley was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1992, and received her commission on August 12, 1992. She served as Chief Judge from 2001 to 2008. She assumed senior status on August 12, 2017, and inactive senior status on September 30, 2022.

References

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   Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

2. ↑ "EPW Committee Advances Bill to Designate Clarksburg Federal Courthouse in Honor of Judge Irene M. Keeley" . U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. January 18, 2024.

3. ↑ "'She will be sorely missed': Sept. 30th District Judge Irene M. Keeley's final day on federal bench" . The Exponent Telegram. March 20, 2022.

Sources

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• Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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